Lake District winter climbs Cicerone | 9781852847166

Essential guidebook to the best winter climbing routes in the Lake District. All the known routes in every part of the Lakes are described. From classic high-mountain gullies and buttresses on crags such as Scafell, Pillar and Great Gable to frozen watercourses and icefalls including Great Gully on the Wasdale screes. Seasons: October to April, but climbs unlikely to be in condition before January. Centres: Langdale, Coniston, Eskdale, Wasdale, Ennerdale, Buttermere, Borrowdale, Thirlmere, Patterdale, northern and eastern fells. Difficulty: Winter climbing skills required. Must See: Helvellyn coves, Great End, Scafell, Newland's Hause, Low Water Beck, Cautley Spout.